Netflix, Cisco, Intuit and other employers are recognizing the value of parental leave policies for recruitment and retention and are supplementing existing benefits or creating new ones. Today 72% of moms are employed, either full-time or part-time. Of these, 55% have children younger than 18, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center analysis. Yet many U.S. companies don’t go beyond the … [Read more...] about What Netflix, Cisco and others are doing to support stressed-out working parents
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Protect Your Peepers: 6 Easy Ways to Help Keep Your Eyes Healthy
You only have one pair of eyes, so keeping them healthy should be a top priority. Besides getting regular exams, feast your eyes on these six cool ways to maintain good vision. Read about 6 ways to keep your eyes healthy on Parade.com. … [Read more...] about Protect Your Peepers: 6 Easy Ways to Help Keep Your Eyes Healthy
Menopause in the Workplace: How Women Can Cope
Each day, an estimated 6,000 women reach menopause. It begins with a significant transition around age 45 called perimenopause, which can last upwards of 14 years. And with a growing number of women 45+ in today’s labor markets, that translates to possibly millions of symptomatic women struggling in their working environment. Up to 75% of them have troublesome vasomotor symptoms, according to … [Read more...] about Menopause in the Workplace: How Women Can Cope
How To Sleep Better Even Though Your Hormones Tell You Otherwise
Menopause and sleep: They can be rebellious roommates. The Sleep Foundation puts the number of menopausal women dealing with insomnia (and feeling less satisfied with their sleep in general) at 61%,1 but if you’re the one fighting to fall asleep and stay asleep, that number feels more like 100%. Read more about better sleep during menopause on JennyCraig.com. … [Read more...] about How To Sleep Better Even Though Your Hormones Tell You Otherwise
Everything You Need to Know About Home Medical Tests, Including Which Ones Tend to Be the Most Accurate
Curious to know if you have a urinary tract infection, high cholesterol, hepatitis C, HIV or colon cancer? Do you suspect you might have food allergies, a slow thyroid or sluggish metabolism? Now you can purchase a kit at the drug store, take it home and collect either a blood, urine, stool or saliva sample—and mail it off to a testing laboratory for a physician-reviewed analysis. Within days, … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know About Home Medical Tests, Including Which Ones Tend to Be the Most Accurate
Why Men and Women Feel Pain Differently
Billie Jean King won the battle of the sexes when she beat Bobby Riggs in a winner-take-all tennis match in 1973, but chances are, if she had sustained an injury in the match, things might have taken a different turn. That's because men and women experience pain differently, with women being the losers. Research finds that not only do women feel pain more often and more intensely than men, … [Read more...] about Why Men and Women Feel Pain Differently
5 Things Every Woman Must Know About Lowering Her Breast Cancer Risk
It's hard to ignore all the pink going on in October. Even without breast cancer awareness month, as women, we're all aware of breast cancer. Either we've had it ourselves, have had a scare, have a friend or relative with it or have had reason to worry (like having a genetic mutation, dense breasts or a strong family history). One of the other risk factors for breast cancer—one we can't … [Read more...] about 5 Things Every Woman Must Know About Lowering Her Breast Cancer Risk
Why So Many Doctors Fail Women With Menopause Care
For me and scores of other women, rarely are we questioned about symptoms of menopause, which can be severe for some and last as long as 11 years. Hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep problems and weight gain are common, yet many physicians are not asking, and many women are not telling — too embarrassed or uncomfortable to bring it up. Read more on doctors and … [Read more...] about Why So Many Doctors Fail Women With Menopause Care
Teletherapy is on the rise as employees try to cope with the ’24/7 workday’
A growing number of workers are turning to teletherapy — online mental health counseling — to deal with work-induced stress, a result of being connected to work 24/7. Burnout recently has been redefined by the World Health Organization as a “syndrome” linked to “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” 77% of those who responded to a 2018 study by Deloitte reported … [Read more...] about Teletherapy is on the rise as employees try to cope with the ’24/7 workday’
CBD Is Touted for Pain Management—But Does It Work?
I keep hearing that CBD helps relieve chronic pain. Is it really the miracle cure it claims to be? If so, I'm tempted to run out and buy some CBD. But I'm cautious and have a lot of questions. It seems like the claims might be too good to be true. Are they? Read the full article on HealthyWomen.org … [Read more...] about CBD Is Touted for Pain Management—But Does It Work?